Agreement reached to sell house where Waterbury man says he was held captive for decades
NBC Connecticut has obtained documents that show an agreement has been reached to sell the house in Waterbury where a man says he was held captive by his stepmother for two decades.
The house, located at 2 Blake Street in Waterbury, is being sold for $110,000, court documents stated.
A now 33-year-old man who goes by ‘S’ says he was held captive there for over two decades by his stepmother, Kimberly Sullivan.
Sullivan is facing kidnapping, assault, unlawful restraint, and intentional cruelty charges. That legal process is playing out in criminal court. Sullivan’s attorney has vehemently denied every allegation and says that S was not held captive.
The house appears abandoned, with a sign stating the property is managed by an out-of-state company. It’s been boarded up since S intentionally set a fire to his home in February of 2025, telling police he did so to get his freedom.
Sullivan was permitted to return to the house in the fall to get her belongings. We have been told Sullivan no longer lives in the Waterbury area, and S has a court-appointed conservator.
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NBC Connecticut obtained documents that show Sullivan has reached an agreement with a buyer named “JD Homes LLC” to sell the house for $110,000. It’s unclear if the deal has closed. As of Wednesday, public records show Sullivan is still the owner.
During this process, Sullivan also filed documents in probate court regarding the estate of her late husband, Kregg.
In these documents, filed in April, S is listed as an heir, along with Sullivan’s two daughters. This is different from documents dated in 2024, when Kregg died. NBC Connecticut obtained probate court records that did not show S as listed as an heir at that time, but did list Sullivan’s two daughters.
NBC Connecticut has reached out to S’s team, and they said they have no comment. NBC Connecticut has also reached out to Sullivan’s probate attorney and is waiting to hear back.
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